What's for Lunch
How Chicago Schools Cheat
Our Children in the Lunchroom
The Trouble with Chicago School Lunches
by Leah Samuel
Meat-based lunches, heavy on the dairy, are making parents and activist groups take note and make noise. Where’s the vegetarian option? Organics? Soy milk?
A Fish Farm the Environment Loves
by Brian Leaf
Fish farms are ugly blights on land and sea...pumping drugs into their fish and pollution into open waters. But this farm sets a new standard.
The Nurse as Healer
by Christine McCurdy
In order to spread their wings beyond conventional medicine, holistic nurses find their niche in alternative venues.
The Magic of Findhorn
by Ralph White
Scotland’s famous center of spirituality celebrates its 40th birthday. How a community of hundreds evolved into "an awesome miracle."
Socially Responsible Investing
by Sheri Wallace
Get a jump-start in the New Year on learning to pick and choose the companies that share your values for a "greener" world.
Hawks Spur Anti-war Movement
by Jim Slama
President Bush’s war threats are the basis for a thriving peace movement. More major efforts are in the offing.
A Vigil for Peace
by Nina Utne
A first-person adventure into the gritty world of peace activism that includes secret service agents, homeless coaches, and UnReasonable Women.
John’s Got A Squeeze Box
by Garaud MacTaggart
Ireland’s best accordion player was born and raised and lives right here in Chicago. John WIlliams continues his family’s tradition.
This War is a Real Hummer
by Jennifer C. Berkshire
Suburban al-Qaeda cells will tremble in their boots as I trundle by in my civilian tank — the Army’s fave transport, the Humvee.
A New Year... A New Perspective
by Terry Loncaric
Learning to let go of illusions, accept imperfections, and live life as we never have before — because we never knew how.
